New York University has announced plans to turn 370 Jay Street in Downtown Brooklyn into an academic center for engineering and applied sciences programs, the school announced today.

The 500,000 square foot, 14-story building will house NYU’s Center for Urban Science and Progress, or CUSP, on the top three floors and the university’s entrepreneurial incubators on the third floor, along with classrooms and office space on the remaining floors, according to a release from NYU.
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NYU’s Center for Urban Science and Progress will temporarily lease 26,000 square feet of space from Forest City Ratner at Downtown Brooklyn’s Metrotech Center, where it will host its inaugural class of 50 students this fall.

Construction has begun on the space at 1 Metrotech as the school awaits the completion of its new home at nearby 370 Jay Street, slated for completion in 2017.

The Metrotech space will include 83 offices and workstations for faculty and staff; collaborative spaces at the corners of the building; and at least three labs, according to NYU.
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